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Vincent Sagaert is a Professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Law and Criminology, based at the Kulak Kortrijk Campus. He serves as head of the Institute for Property Law and campus dean of the Faculty of Law and Criminology, KULAK Kortrijk Campus. A leading expert in property law, he contributes extensively to Belgian civil law reforms and comparative studies with the Netherlands.
- Research focuses on property law reform, sustainability, blockchain applications, and legal codification
- Projects include comparative studies of Belgian-Congolese concession contracts and integrating the circular economy into property law
- Key publications: Opstalrecht (2025), Property Law Reform, Sustainability and the Commons (2024), and Hercodificatie in de Lage Landen (2024)
- Active in teaching courses like Notarial Real Estate Law, Property Law Clinics, and Foundations of Private Law
His work addresses the intersection of property law with environmental sustainability, digital technologies, and socio-economic development. Current projects examine comparative historical legal frameworks (1876-1967 Belgium/Congo) and good faith purchase protections in modern asset transfers.
As a promotor and co-promotor, Sagaert leads research initiatives on topics including:
- Ownership abandonment and contract law reconciliation
- Blockchain in real estate transactions
- Prescription periods in private law
- Water rights across Belgium, France, and the Netherlands
